Wonder World (album)

Wonder World

From left: Sunye, Yeeun, Sohee, Yubin, Lim
Studio album by Wonder Girls
Released November 7, 2011
Recorded 2010–2011
New York, United States
Seoul, South Korea
Genre K-pop, dance pop, ballad
Length 41:29
Label JYP Entertainment
Producer Park Jin-Young
Wonder Girls chronology
The Wonder Years: Trilogy
(2009)		 Wonder World
(2011)		 Wonder Party
(2012)
Singles from Wonder World
  1. "Be My Baby"
    Released: November 7, 2011
  2. "G.N.O."
    Released: November 30, 2011
  3. "Me, In"
    Released: December 31, 2011
  4. "Girls Girls"
    Released: January 4, 2012

Wonder World is the second studio album by South Korean pop girl group Wonder Girls. It was released on November 7, 2011. It was produced by Park Jin-Young. "Be My Baby" served as the lead single from album. Both album and single were commercial success. Album was promoted with a Wonder World Tour in 2012.

Background and composition

On November 4, the album's name was revealed to be Wonder World, consisting of 11 new songs, one remixed song, and an English version of the lead single, "Be My Baby". Various members of the group contributed to composing material for the album. Park Yeeun was the composer and lyricist for the song "G.N.O." and performed the arrangement and composition for "Me, In". In an interview she commented about the strong American influence that she had received while working on new music in the album as she stated "When I went to a club, I heard songs from Rihanna and LMFAO. We thought it would be nice if we could make club music, done right, in Korean."[1] Woo Hyelim collaborated with rapper San-E for her solo song "Act Cool" for which also helped her write the rap lyrics.[2] Kim Yubin wrote the raps for the songs "Girls Girls" "Me, In" and "Sweet Dreams". Ahn Sohee and Yubin recorded a duet together called "SuperB", and Yeeun and Min Sunye also had a duet entitled "두고두고" (Long Long Time).[1] Renowned choreographer Jonte' Moaning, who worked with American R&B artist Beyoncé on her song "Freakum Dress" and has served as a back-up dancer for "Single Ladies", helped choreograph the group's music video for "Be My Baby". Designer Johnny Wujek, who was also the fashion stylist for American pop artist Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl" and "California Gurls", also worked alongside the group.[3] Wonder World placed at number 1 on the Gaon Weekly Album Chart[4] and number 5 on Billboard's World Album Chart.[5] "Be My Baby" went to number 1 on both the Gaon Weekly Digital Charts[6] and the Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100.[7] The song was also featured on the group's TV movie, "The Wonder Girls", which aired on TeenNick.

Track listing

No. TitleLyricsMusicNotes Length
1. "G.N.O."  Park YeeunPark Yeeun, Lee Woo-min, FredrikGirls Night Out. Rap by Yeeun, Cho Jong-soo. 3:30
2. "Be My Baby"  J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul"J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul  3:31
3. "Girls Girls"  Kim Yubin, Shim Eun-jiShim EunjiRap by Yubin. 3:33
4. "Me, In"  Kim Yubin, Park Yeeun, Shin Jung-hyeonShin Jung-hyeon, Park YeeunSampling of Shin Jung-hyeon's “The Beauty”. Rearranged by Park Yeeun, Lee Woo-min. Rap by Kim Yubin. 3:14
5. "Sweet Dreams"  Kim Yubin, Billion Dollar Baby, NodayDeepFrost, Shim Eun-jiRap by Yubin. 3:34
6. "Stop!"  Hong Ji-sangHong Ji-sang  3:22
7. "Dear Boy"  Jessica Martinez, Nikki FloresFingazz, DJ Nüre  3:11
8. "두고두고" (Long Long Time)J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul"J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul"Min Sunye & Park Yeeun duet 3:46
9. "SuperB"  Kim InaEast4AKim Yubin & Ahn Sohee duet 3:19
10. "Act Cool" (Hyelim featuring San E)Woo Hyelim, San-EWoo Hyelim, San-EWoo Hyelim solo 3:33
11. "Be My Baby" (Ra.D Mix)J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul"J.Y. Park "The Asiansoul"  3:27
12. "Nu Shoes"  Woo S. Rhee "Rainstone", Alexander Kronlund, Lukas HilbertWoo S. Rhee "Rainstone", Alexander Kronlund, Lukas Hilbert  3:29
Total length:
 41:29

Charts

Weekly charts

Charts (2011) Peak
position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[4] 1
US World Albums (Billboard)[5] 5

Monthly charts

Charts (2011) Peak
position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[9] 4

Sales and certifications

Chart Amount
Gaon physical sales 42,201+

Release history

Region Date Label
Korea November 7, 2011 JYP/LOEN
Malaysia April 10, 2012[8] JYP/WMG

References

  1. 1 2 "성숙해진 원더걸스 2집으로 국내 컴백 - MBN :: 매일방송". Mbn.mk.co.kr. November 6, 2011. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
  2. ↑ "혜림 랩, 그간의 심경 토로? 솔로곡 'Act Cool' 가사 화제". News.nate.com. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
  3. ↑ "원더걸스 신곡 댄스, 비욘세 안무가가 만든다". October 24, 2011.
  4. 1 2 "2011년 47주차 Album Chart". Gaon. Archived from the original on February 10, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  5. 1 2 "World Albums Week of November 26, 2011". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  6. ↑ "2011년 47주차 Digital Chart". Gaon. Archived from the original on February 10, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Korea K-Pop Hot 100 Week of November 26, 2011". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  8. 1 2 http://www.asiahomecd.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3_20&products_id=12515
  9. ↑ "Gaon Album Chart 2011년 11월". Gaon (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved February 11, 2015.

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